Tag: Salmonella

Recalls and Alerts: September 10-12, 2022

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Here is today’s list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and company news releases that contain detailed information for each recall and alert.

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Chapter 6. Birth of a Pathogen

United States

OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the USDA, the CDC and state agencies are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses associated with raw ground beef distributed by HelloFresh in meal kits from July 2-21, 2022. The FSIS has released a Public Health Alert with details on the implicated product.

Public Health Alert: FSIS issues a public health alert for GROUND BEEF 85% LEAN/15% FAT in HelloFresh meal kits (10-oz vacuum packages; Codes EST#46841 L1 22 155 or EST#46841 L5 22 155; Shipped to customers from July 2-21, 2022) due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The products are no longer available for purchase, but may still be in consumers’ freezers.

Allergy Alert: ANKUR” Muktanand Foods Inc. recalls ANKUR GOLDEN RAISIN (14 oz (400g); UPC 8904 1704 10327; All batches) due to undeclared sulfites.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Spain): AESAN warns consumers that DIA SNACK MANIAC! Popcorn with salt (80g; Batch 22213; Best before 01/31/2023) contains undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (UK): ASDA recalls ASDA Plant Based Lemon Cheesecake (2 x 100g; All date codes) due to undeclared walnuts and hazelnuts.

Food Safety Recall (Austria): LACTALIS Österreich GmbH recalls Sainte Maure Chèvre 200g PDT X6 / Goat cheese (200g; Best before 02.10.2022, 05.10.2022 and 11.10.2022; Product of France) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Lactalis Danmark recalls Président Sainte Maure goat cheese (200g; Batch nos. 227AD05192, 234EC05192, 241AD05192, 241DD05192; Best before  06.10.2022, 17.10.2022, 20.10.2022, 23.10.2022; Product of France) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Lidl Danmark recalls Chêne d’argent – Fransk gedeost rulle / French goat cheese roll (200g; Use by 06.10.2022, 11.10.2022 and 15.10.2022; Product of France) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (Finland): Lidl Suomi Ky recalls Chêne d’argent”, 200 g -vuohenjuustoja / Goat cheese (200g; Best before 6/10/2022, 11/10/2022 and 15/10/2022; Product of France) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (France): MONTBEDIS E.LECLERC MONTBELIARD recalls Le Chevrotin brand Sandwich au chèvre / Goat cheese sandwich (Use by 09/09/2022) due to possible foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (France): CARREFOUR recalls Carrefour Classic brand Bûche de chèvre / Goat cheese log (180g; All lots; Multiple Best before dates) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles). Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): TOURLAVILLE DISTRIBUTION E.Leclerc Tourlaville recalls MAGASIN PIZZA 4 FROMAGES / Four-cheese pizza (600g; Use by 05/09/2022 et le 10/09/2022) due to possible foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (France): DIPA CEMOI recalls CEMOI brand LES IRRESISTIBLES COEUR GUIMAUVE / Irresistable marshmallow hearts (197g; Lots beginning with L22131 and L22132; Best before 31/05/2023) due to foreign matter contamination (flexible metal wire).

Food Safety Recall (France): MONTBEDIS E.LECLERC MONTBELIARD recalls E.LECLERC MONTBELIARD brand baguettine fromagère / cheese baguette (Use by 12/09/2022 and 13/09/2022) due to possible foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (France): MONTBEDIS E.LECLERC MONTBELIARD recalls E.LECLERC MONTBELIARD brand pizza au chèvre 28cm / Goat cheese pizza (Use by dates between 12/09/2022 and 13/09/2022) due to possible foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (France): FROMAGERE DE RIBLAIRE recalls Buche de chèvre Carrefour and Buche de chèvre En Cuisine / Carrefour and En Cuisine brands of goat cheese logs (180g; Best before dates between 27/09/2022 and 13/10/2022) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (France): FROMAGERE DE RIBLAIRE recalls Buche de chèvre Sainte Maure Les Croisés and Buche Fondante Les Croisés / Goat cheeses (300g & 180g, respectively; Best before dates between 25/09/2022 and 14/10/2022) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (France): FROMAGERE DE RIBLAIRE recalls Sainte Maure Leader Price / Goat cheese (200g; Best before dates between 02/10/ 2022 and 13/10/2022) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (France): FROMAGERE DE RIBLAIRE recalls Sainte Maure Leader Price / Goat cheese (200g; Best before dates between 14/10/2022 and 25/10/2022) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (France): COOPERATIVE U ENSEIGNE recalls U brand FROMAGE DE CHEVRE PASTEURISE STE MAURE 25%MG BUCHE / Pasteurized goat cheese lot, 25% milk fat (200g; All lots; Multiple Use by dates) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles). Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): Lidl recalls Chêne d’Argent brand Bûche de Chèvre / Goat cheese log (180g; Multiple Best before dates) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles). Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): SCAMARK E.LECLERC recalls Buche de chèvre Sainte Maure Les Croisés and Buche Fondante Les Croisés / Goat cheeses (300g & 180g, respectively; Best before dates between 29/09/2022 and 14/10/2022) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (France): COOPERATIVE U recalls U brand MOULES DE BOUCHOT ELEVEES EN FRANCE / Bouchot mussels, raised in France (1.4 kg; Lot 2220609250; Use by 15/09/2022) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): SOMIRA INTERMARCHE LONS LE SAUNIER recalls MERGUEZ FABRIQUEES DANS NOS ATELIERS / sausages (Lot 1 1 234/817185; Use by 01/09/2022) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ARGENTAN DISTRIBUTION recalls Point Chaud brand Pizza 4 Fromages et Gourmande Chèvre Fabrication Interne / 4-cheese pizza and goat cheese gourmande, made in-house (Lots 31/08/2022 to 09/09/2022, inclusive) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Lactalis Deutschland GmbH recalls multiple goat cheese products due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles). Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): Société Fromagere De Riblaire recalls PRESIDENT brand Tronchetto di Capra / Goat cheese log (1 kg; Lot 227A; Best before 25-10-2022) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (Italy): Société Fromagere De Riblaire recalls PRESIDENT brand Tronchetto di Capra / Goat cheese log (200g; Lot 227A; Best before 06/10/2022-12/10/2022) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (Italy): Wojnar’s Wiener Leckerbissen recalls Good Choice brand Insalata di patate con olio e aceto / Potato salad with oil and vinegar (1kg; Best before 21.09.22) due to foreign matter contamination (glass).

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): La société fromagère de Riblaire recalls multiple President brand cheeses due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles). Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Sweden): ICA recalls ICA Chèvre / goat cheese (170g; Best before 2022-10-04, 2022-10-14, 2022-10-15, 2022-10-19 and 2022-10-30) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Recalls and Alerts: September 8-9, 2022

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Here is today’s list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and company news releases that contain detailed information for each recall and alert.

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Chapter 6. Birth of a Pathogen

Canada

OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION: The Public Health Agency of Canada reports 310 cases of Cyclospora illnesses of unknown origin in Alberta (1), British Columbia (3), Newfoundland and Labrador (3), Ontario (252) and Québec (51). Thirteen people have been hospitalized. The illnesses are not related to travel.

Europe

Allergy Alert (UK): Unisnacks Europe Limited recalls Lotte Pepero Snowy Almond (32g; Best before 01 May 2023 and 02 May 2023) due to undeclared peanuts.

Food Safety Recall (Austria): HOFER KG recalls GOOD Choice Kartoffelsalat mit Öl und Essig / Potato salad with oil and vinegar (1 kg; Best before September 21, 2022) due to foreign matter contamination (glass splinters).

Allergy Alert (Belgium): Carrefour recalls Carrefour brand Dessert Fruits Rouges / Red fruit dessert (95g; Lot 280922; Use by 28/09/2022) and Carrefour brand Dessert mangue – passion / Mango-passionfruit dessert (95g; 200922; Use by 20/09/2022) due to undeclared nuts.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): AFSCA orders recall of Calvé brand Pindasaus Kruidig / Spicy peanut sauce (350g; Best before 15/05/2023) and Calvé brand Pindasaus Mild / Mild peanut sauce (350g & 650g; Best before 15/05/2023) due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of rubber).

Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Rynkeby Foods A/S recalls Brämhults Presset Æblemost / Pressed Apple Must (850 ml; Best before 14.10.2022) due to excessive level of patulin.

Food Safety Recall (Finland): Valio Oy recalls Gold&Green® Vegenugetit / Veggie nuggets (230g; Best before 4.10.2022) due to a possible microbiological deviation.

Food Safety Recall (France): SOC FROMAGERE DE RIBLAIRE recalls multiple brands of goat-milk cheeses due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of metal). Please refer to the Rappel Conso website for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): MYTILIMER recalls Moules de Bouchot / Bouchot mussels (1.4 kg; Lot 2220609250; Use by 15/09/2022) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): MYTILIMER recalls La Cancalaise brand Moules de Bouchot / Bouchot mussels (1.4 kg; Lot 2220609250; Use by 15/09/2022) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): EUROPE DES PAINS recalls Franprix brand Baguette multigraines Bio / Organic multi-grain baguette (250g; Sold 11/08/2022 to 09/09/2022) due to possible foreign matter contamination (metal wire).

Food Safety Recall (France): SCAMARK E.LECLERC recalls RONDE DES MERS brand SAUMON FUME ELEVE EN ECOSSE / Smoked Scottish farmed salmon (4 slices – 140g; Lot F2360477; Use by 23/09/2022) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): AUCHAN recalls Auchan Le Poissonnier brand Gambas entières crues décongelées / Previously frozen raw whole prawns (400g; Lots 36890 & 37169; Use by 08/09/2022 & 14/09/2022, respectively) due to Vibrio vulnificus contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): PANZANI recalls Panzani brand TOMACOULI BIO / Organic tomato purée (265g; Lots 2220060193 & 2220060194; Best before 01/07/2024) because the conditions under which the product was manufactured and/or stored may have rendered it unsafe to consume.

Food Safety Recall (France): DIPA CEMOI recalls multiple CEMOI brand marshmallow products due to foreign matter contamination (metal filaments). Please refer to the Rappel Conso website for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): MONTAGNE NOIRE recalls MONTAGNE NOIRE brand ASSIETTE DE CHARCUTERIE FAMILIALE / Family delicatessen platter (380g; Lot 210153597; Use by 30/10/ 2022) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LIDL recalls Nautica brand Saumon fumé d’Ecosse bio / Organic Scottish smoked salmon (2 slices – 80g; Lot F2100385; Use by 31/08/2022) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Ostsee Fisch GmbH & Co Produktions- und Vertriebs KG recalls Makrelenfilet natur über Buchenholz geräuchert / Mackerel fillets naturally smoked over beech wood (150g; Lot L220818; Best before 18.09.2022) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Minderleinsmühle recalls unpeeled sesame and four muesli products due to Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): Antoniotti Michela recalls Antoniotti Michela brand Maccagno cheese (~4 kg wheel; Lot 2/7) due to shigatoxin-producing E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Sweden): Skånemejerier Försäljning AB recalls three President brand Goat cheese products due to foreign matter contamination (metal filaments). Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Sweden): Eckes-Granini recalls Brämhults Presset Æblemost / Pressed Apple Must (850 ml; Best before 14.10.2022) due to excessive level of patulin.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Allergy Alert (Hong Kong): LETPACIFIC FOOD COMPANY LIMITED recalls DANET brand Dana Macar Salam / Packaged sliced beef salami (60g; Best before December 20, 2022) due to undeclared sulphur dioxide.

Food Safety Recall (Israel): Ashtavi Dairy recalls Sheep-milk cheese, vacuum-packaged (1 kg; All best before dates up to and including 30.9.22) due to E. coli contamination.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (Australia): Fine Food Holdings Pty Ltd recalls Crispbic Wafer Bics Original Gluten Free (100g; Best before 28 March 2023 W1) due to undeclared wheat and gluten.

Recalls and Alerts: September 6-7, 2022

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Here is today’s list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and company news releases that contain detailed information for each recall and alert.

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Chapter 6. Birth of a Pathogen

United States

OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION: FDA posts its weekly update on outbreaks under investigation.

Infant Formula Safety Advisory: FDA advises parents and caregivers not to buy or give Mother’s Touch Formula to infants, as the product is being marketed as an infant formula without the required pre-market notification to the FDA, and it does not meet infant formula nutrient requirements for seven nutrients.

Food Safety Recall: Sunset Farm Foods Inc. recalls Georgia Special Chicken and Pork Smoked Sausage (28 oz; Sell by 10-28-22) due to possible foreign matter contamination (thin blue plastic).

Food Safety Recall: Magnolia Provision Company, Inc. recalls approximately 497 pounds of beef jerky products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Sun Sen Co., Inc. that the agency’s inspection of Sun Sen’s sprout growing, harvesting, packing, and distributing facility uncovered serious violations of the Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption regulation .

Canada

Food Safety Recall: Édouard et Léo – Fleury inc. (Montréal, QC) recalls CHILI AU BŒUF / Beef chili (variable weights; Sold up to 1 September 2022) due to absence of mandatory storage temperature labeling.

Food Safety Recall: Supermarché Metro Ferland (Québec, QC) recalls MAQUEREAU FUMÉ CAJUN / Cajun style smoked mackerel (150g; Sold up to 7 September 2022) due to absence of mandatory storage temperature labeling.

Europe

OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION: Finnish Food Safety Authority reports an outbreak of Salmonella Mbandaka that has sickened 54 people. Most of the victims who were interviewed had eated various chicken products.

Allergy Alert (UK – Northern Ireland): Galberts recalls Galberts Plant Based Lemon Cheesecake (2 x 100g; All date codes) due to undecalred walnuts.

Allergy Alert (Belgium): Albert Heijn recalls AH Thaise groene curry verspakket / Thai green curry, fresh package (Expiry date 06-09-2022) due to undeclared gluten, soy and sesame.

Allergy Alert (Iceland): Álfasaga ehf. recalls Pestó kjúklingapasta frá Móðir náttúru / Mother Nature brand chicken pesto pasta (390g; Lot L244 & L247; Use by 5.9.22 & 8.9.22, respectively) due to undeclared milk product (parmesan cheese).

Allergy Alert (Ireland): Galberts recalls Galberts Plant Based Lemon Cheesecake (2 x 100g; All date codes) due to undecalred walnuts.

Allergy Alert (Italy): Chrisfish Danmark A/S recalls bastoncini di surimi a pezzi in salamoia etichettato come gamberetti in salamoia Mari Freddi Luxus / Chopped surimi sticks in brine labeled as pickled shrimp (225g & 500g; Lot #15790-20; Best before 13/11/2022) due to undeclared fish, egg, wheat, and soy.

Allergy Alert (Netherlands): PLUS supermarkten recalls PLUS Maaltijdpakket Kip Siam / Chicken Siam meal package (Expiry dates 07-07-2023, 09-06-2023 and 17-05-2023) due to undeclared lupine, celery and milk.

Food Safety Recall (Austria): NOM AG recalls NÖM PRO Proteindrink Kakao / Cocoa protein drink (350g; Best before 19.12.2022) due to an unspecified microbiological problem.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Seing Thai Supermarket recalls Adarasa brand Krupuk Gendar Bawang / Onion crackers (150g; Lot KGXX128H; Best before 31/08/2025) due to foreign matter contamination (metal particles).

Food Safety Recall (France): CARREFOUR FRANCE recalls Carrefour classic brand NOUNOURS GUIMAUVE / Marshmallow teddy bears (1 kg; All lot codes; Best before 31/05/2023 & 30/06/2023) due to foreign matter contamination (metal).

Food Safety Recall (France): FROMAGERIE LA CAPRARIUS recalls LA CAPRARIUS brand TOMME DE CHEVRE / Goat cheese (Lot 25A; Sold 16/08/2022) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ETABLISSEMENTS JC DAVID recalls La Cuisine du Poissonnier brand Filets de hareng doux fumé / Sweet, smoked herring fillets (200g; Lot 236; Use by 28/09/2022) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): FROMAGERIE LA CAPRARIUS recalls LA CAPRARIUS brand tomme de vache et tomme de vache hic au cidre / Cow’s milk cheese and cow’s milk cheese flavoured with cider (Lot 23A; Sold 27/07/2022 – 28/07/2022) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): SILVE INTERMARCHE recalls JEAN ROZE brand SAUCISSES DE TOULOUSE -25% DE SEL / Toulouse-style sausages, 25% less salt (500g; Lot J22350780; Use by 06/09/2022) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): JULIA LUDOVIC Boucherie SARDA – JULIA recalls Pâté de tête Sarda – Julia / Head pâté (All lots; Use by dates between 28/08/2022 and 05/09/2022) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ETABLISSEMENTS JC DAVID recalls J.C.David brand hareng à l’huile / Herring in oil (multiple package sizes, lot codes and Use by dates) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): ORIENTAL KITCHEN recalls ORIENTAL KITCHEN brand NEM CHUA Long Stick (200g; Use by 11/09/2022) due to Staphylococcus aureus contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France):  ORIENTAL KITCHEN recalls ORIENTAL KITCHEN brand NEM CHUA et NEM CHUA La Tam Ruot (10 pieces per 300g bag; Use by 11/09/2022) due to Staphylococcus aureus contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ELSAM INTERMARCHE université recalls Saint Nicolas Gourmet brand eclair café / Coffee eclair (Lot 220825459; Use by 28/08/2022) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Rack & Rüther GmbH recalls Bauernbratwurst, streichfähige Rohwurst / Farmer’s bratwurst, spreadable raw sausage (Lot 238; Best before 30.09.2022) due to shigatoxin producing E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Unilever recalls Calvé brand Pindasaus Mild / Sauce aux cacahuètes douce / Mild peanut sauce (350g; All Best before dates up to 15/05/2023) due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of rubber).

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Cora recalls Moules d’Espagne / Mussels from Spain (3 kg; Lot 124723; Sold from 30/08/2022 to 05/09/2022) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Netherlands): Unilever recalls Calvé brand Pindasaus Kruidig / Spicy Peanut Sauce (350g; Best before 15/05/2023) and Pindasaus Mild / Mild Peanut Sauce (350g & 650g; Best before 15/05/2023) due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of rubber).

Food Safety Recall (Norway): Coop Norge SA recalls Coop Middelhavssalat / Coop Mediterranean lettuce (125g; Lot 100129696; Best before 14.09.2022) due to E. coli contamination.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Allergy Alert (Singapore): The Singapore Food Agency has detected undeclared allergens in three imported products and has ordered the importers to recall these products. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of recalled products and the undeclared allergens found in them.